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"I thought I'd find you here."

Katara smiled as the older man joined her. "Jasmine?"

He chuckled. "The true secret to delicious jasmine tea is in the flowers. Leaves are picked in the early spring, but it's the flowers that give the tea its unique flavor. One must pluck fresh flowers to bloom with the drying tea."

"And the others? That's chrysanthemum isn't it? You do know it's poisonous, right?"

"It is, but this is not for drinking. The white is for my son, the red for someone special." At her confusion he continued. "Have you ever heard of Hanakotoba?